Friday, February 09, 2007

Lucas County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

From the 178 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 113 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 64 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

In Lucas County, Ohio, the total number of workers for all sectors has decreased by 9,213 total jobs from 2001 to 2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Lucas County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Motor vehicle parts manufacturing industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 1,942 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Motor vehicle parts manufacturing industry make up 9.9 percent of the total job loss in Lucas County, Ohio.

Top 5 Industries
1. Motor vehicle parts manufacturing (1,942 jobs lost)
2. Other general merchandise stores (1,590 jobs lost)
3. Computer systems design and related services (818 jobs lost)
4. Glass and glass product manufacturing (765 jobs lost)
5. Other miscellaneous store retailers (744 jobs lost)

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Lucas County

The Management of companies and enterprises industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 1,836 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Management of companies and enterprises industry makes up 13.3 percent of the total number of new jobs in Lucas County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Management of companies and enterprises (1,836 new jobs)
2. Offices of other health practitioners (1,407 new jobs)
3. Outpatient care centers (821 new jobs)
4. Full-service restaurants (663 new jobs)
5. Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers (632 new jobs)

Lucas County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Educational support services industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 1286.4 percent from 2001 to 2006. This industry in Lucas County has added employment faster than the growth seen in the industry for Ohio, where this industry saw a gain of 168.7 percent. The Educational support services industry in Lucas County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 70.7 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Educational support services (1286.4 percent gain)
2. Other support activities for transportation (752.0 percent gain)
3. Cutlery and handtool manufacturing (405.4 percent gain)
4. Business, computer and management training (180.7 percent gain)
5. Support activities for rail transportation (152.9 percent gain)

Lucas County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Farm product raw material merch. whls. industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 82.4 percent from 2001 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of Ohio, where the industry felt a loss of 3.6 percent. The losses in the Farm product raw material merch. whls. industry in Lucas County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation lost 7.4 percent in terms of employment in the Farm product raw material merch. whls. industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Farm product raw material merch. whls. (82.4 percent decline)
2. Machinery and equipment rental and leasing (77.7 percent decline)
3. Textile furnishings mills (75.4 percent decline)
4. Computer systems design and related services (65.6 percent decline)
5. Land subdivision (63.6 percent decline)

The total number of jobs has decreased by 4.5 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2001. This change is greater than percent in Ohio, which went through a loss of -2.8 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The losses were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.6 percent.

 

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